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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 6/16/08 5:38pm Subject: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Link. Basically, this is a site I made for the Grey Jedi Fan Club in the Expanded Universe Community Forums here on TF.N, called the Templars of Twilight. I made this site with extremely low resources - free background image from the internet, and a header image I made when I actually had Photoshop, a while back. I did all the coding by hand in Notepad ++, and started with a simple div-layer based layout, and then added a flat-file PHP powered content navigation. Most of the content is still in the works, but that will be easy to implement, as I just need to edit the Roster page, and then it will be up with a simple uploading and overwriting of the old file via FTP - after I do a head count of members, that is. I plan on making a few improvements once I have Adobe CS3 purchased. In the meantime, this site is a perfect portal to our invisionfree forums, wikia wiki, and TF.N thread in the EUC. -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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darth_nemisis Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 6/21/08 7:23pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Looks pretty interesting, Kev-Mas_Colcha! The navigation is really smooth, which is nice. I would think, however, the banner would be better suited in the center of the page rather than the right side. Though, that is my opinion, and not fact. So, keep it the way you like best. Again, nice job. -----signature----- ~Sith Master - Master to Trimaj~ - Acolytes of Darkness Join the Acolytes of Darkness Today http://boards.theforce.net/star_wars_community/b10012/28369757/p1/?966
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 6/23/08 10:58am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Thanks for the input. I may hold a poll with the members and see how they like the banner placed. -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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darth_nemisis Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 7/1/08 3:24am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	I am liking the update you made to your site. Looks very good. No offense to what you had, but it definitely looks better. -----signature----- ~Sith Master - Master to Trimaj~ - Acolytes of Darkness Join the Acolytes of Darkness Today http://boards.theforce.net/star_wars_community/b10012/28369757/p1/?966
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Star_Rocker Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 7/1/08 3:38am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	I really like the new site Kev. Could I make one suggestion though, just a small one; which is putting a margin in the main body div. Currently the text starts straight off the border. In my opinion it doesn't look that great, but others may think differently. -----signature----- "When in Doubt, Use the Force, When in trouble use your lightsaber!" Objection, your Honor. You can't preface your second point with "first of all." - Boston Legal Music. For me it's a lot like oxygen. Gamertag: Azzamatronic
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 8/12/08 1:01pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	I made a few updates to the site, including a new navigation and 1 or 2 more links, as well as the margin fix. Check it out! -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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darth_nemisis Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 8/15/08 5:58pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	I definitely like what you have going on. Very cool. The message board looks pretty awesome too. -----signature----- ~Sith Master - Master to Trimaj~ - Acolytes of Darkness Join the Acolytes of Darkness Today http://boards.theforce.net/star_wars_community/b10012/28369757/p1/?966
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 9/14/08 4:24pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Now, the main site is at a new address. http://twilightmainframe.net -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 11/26/08 10:02pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	The site has just received a revamp, including a new splash intro page (with voiceover coming soon), and a custom image based scrollbar on the content area of the pages. Same URL as ever... -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 11/26/08 10:11pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Not sure what I think about the introduction there. It looks nice and all, but even on high speed internet it took longer than it should have, at least in my opinion, which means that on slow-speed connections it could take a lot longer, thereby inadvertently deterring people from your website. A voice over may slow it down even more. -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 11/26/08 11:09pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Hm. Maybe would a "Skip Intro" link work? -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 11/26/08 11:19pm Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	Yeah, the way I see it, that's typically the best thing to do when there's some sort of intro screen like that. Even if someone does have high speed internet that takes a split second to load your website, not everyone would want to sit through an introduction. I myself always use "skip the intro" links, unless I really feel like an introduction is worth my while. -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 11/27/08 12:03am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight - Date Edited: 11/27/08 12:05am (1 edits total) Edited By: Kev-Mas_Colcha
	Okay, I will be putting that up right now then. EDIT: And now it is up, at the top of the page where nobody can miss it. -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 11/27/08 12:19am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight
	You might consider making it a bit bigger, and positioned closer to the introduction itself. Never underestimate people's penchant for being completely oblivious to what's right in front of them. -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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Kev-Mas_Colcha Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 11/27/08 12:45am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight - Date Edited: 11/27/08 12:46am (1 edits total) Edited By: Kev-Mas_Colcha
	Yeah, good point. I made it into a Heading #3. -----signature----- "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." - John Basil Barnhill Order of the Sword and Skull Most Underrated Patron of the EUC
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 11/27/08 9:25am Subject: RE: Temple of the Force - Home of the Templars of Twilight - Date Edited: 11/27/08 9:26am (1 edits total) Edited By: jedimasterbac
	Much better. Good job! One thing I forgot to mention last night is that there doesn't really seem to be any content on the website. Am I missing something or have you not added in anything since your overhaul? -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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